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C5E974 Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Life

A tiny change to an inner ear bone led bats to evolve into two groups

The two major groups of bats diverged tens of millions of years ago, and the main difference between them lies in a tiny inner ear bone

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Corona virus, illustration.

Health

How much more contagious could the coronavirus get?

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A worker bee is attacking a newly emerged queen

Life

Some bee colonies have to kill thousands of ‘selfish’ wannabe queens

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Why cat-like creatures vanished from North America for 6 million years

Life

Why cat-like creatures vanished from North America for 6 million years

Features

A West African writing system shows how letters evolve to get simpler

Humans

A West African writing system shows how letters evolve to get simpler

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percussion notches on large bovid humerus

Humans

Ancient humans may have started hunting 2 million years ago

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Bottlenose dolphins swim off the coast of South Carolina

Life

What dolphins reveal about the evolution of the clitoris

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Salmon fish farm in fjord. Norway, Bergen.; Shutterstock ID 1091461793; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Life

Breeding with farmed fish is changing the life cycle of wild salmon

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Did monkeys really sail the oceans on floating rafts of vegetation?

Life

Did monkeys really sail the oceans on floating rafts of vegetation?

Features

Thousands of migrating Snow Geese ( Chen caerulescens ) fly from a misty lake at sunrise in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.; Shutterstock ID 546140620; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Life

Migrating birds may be paler colours to help them keep cool

Overheating is a serious issue for birds flying long distances, and paler plumage that reflects more of the sun's heat may be one of the ways they cope

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Humans

Humans have been relatively short for thousands of years

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Humans

Canine teeth shrank in human ancestors at least 4.5 million years ago

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Humans

What can we can learn from being the last type of human left standing?

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Humans

Survival of the friendliest? Why Homo sapiens outlived other humans

Features

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